The Cyber Threat Alliance just celebrated its fifth birthday, and President and CEO J. Michael Daniel says the membership and information sharing both are growing at an impressive pace. He discusses the surge in ransomware and how organizations should respond.
Billions of dollars have already been lost in crypto exchanges, and some of the some losses have been due to "basic" security failures, including third parties not implementing common controls, says Troy Leach, security executive in residence at Cloud Security Alliance.
There's good news and bad news regarding the current state of COVID-19 and its impact, says Regina Phelps, founder of Emergency Management and Safety Solutions Inc. "The rest of the world has moved on, she says, "but … we have a lot more infection and the opportunity for new variants."
Nozomi Networks Sales Director Nycholas Szucko discusses the pursuit of cybersecurity education for OT and how digital transformation has brought a huge challenge to the industry. He says we cannot protect what we cannot see. The ideal approach is always to start with the basics, ensuring visibility and taking an...
The new Expel Quarterly Threat Report provides even more data on what we’re seeing, detection opportunities, and resilience recs to help protect your organization — now on a quarterly basis.
Michael Lines is working with ISMG to promote awareness of the need for cyber risk management, and the CyberEdBoard is posting draft chapters from his upcoming book, "Heuristic Risk Management: Be Aware, Get Prepared, Defend Yourself." This chapter - the last in the series - is titled "Building an Effective Defense."
When contracting for modern MDR services, Lyndon Brown of Pondurance advises prospective customers to ask about more than the managed service and detection. He says they should ask tough questions about response. Brown shares his insights and strategies.
The OT market is growing. As a result, the industry is facing a lack of trained professionals with the techniques to perform this function. Therefore, companies need to find a way to attract and train employees to fill this space, says Andre Gomes, product manager at Nexa Resources.
Novartis says no sensitive information was compromised in an alleged attack involving the drugmaker's data showing up for sale on the dark web. The incident comes as new reports warn of a surge in cyberattacks on healthcare sector entities and the return of Emotet malware.
Undisclosed attackers have likely stolen $1.7 million by deploying Clipminer, a cryptomining and clipboard hijacking malware, on compromised systems, says the Symantec Threat Hunter Team. According to the team, Clipminer is a copycat or an evolved version of cryptomining Trojan KryptoCibule.
The website of the Russian Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities was reportedly hacked and defaced on Sunday. The attacker demands a 1-million-ruble ransom be paid by Tuesday to ensure the security of stolen data. A ministry spokesperson told a state news agency that all data is protected.
Forescout has agreed to purchase startup Cysiv to help OT and IoT customers analyze, detect and respond to threats using cloud-native data analytics. The proposed acquisition will make it easier for customers to mine and cross-reference data that's stored on Forescout's platform.
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